30 May 2009 16:50 Tramore
Winner: €7,700 (Penalty: €5,321); Distance: 1m 6f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
August Festival 13th To 16th Handicap (47-65)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Almanyan (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 6) | 0574/00 / 21 | Flat (64), Jump (3) | W J Lee | A McGuinness Sean F Gallagher | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, headway in 4th 3f out, ridden into 3rd 2f out, stayed on to lead 1f out, kept on well final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9 |   | 1¾ L | Lus Na Hoiche (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 13) | 20/561-2 / 7 | Flat (22), Jump (169) | S Foley | Miss Dunphy S J Mullin | 7/2 | |
| held up towards rear, headway in moderate 6th 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on well final furlong to 2nd close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11 |   | HD | Gudnis Gracious Me (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 11) | 0800/0-7 / 8 | Flat (39), Jump (9) | S M Gorey | J F O'Shea E J Donegan | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd 3f out, ridden in 4th 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | ¾ L | Celtic Soprano (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 1) | 4400-3 / 6 | Flat (22) | K T O'Neill | P D Deegan J Monaghan | 6/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden in 8th 3f out, stayed on in 5th 1f out, kept on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10 |   | SHD | Vica Pota (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 12) | 0000-35 / 4 | Flat (19) | Chris Hayes | H Rogers C O'Leary | 6/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, 9th halfway, headway to 5th 3f out, ridden into 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | ¾ L | Eye Candy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 5) | 88070/7- / 8 | Flat (257), Jump (223) | C O'Donoghue | Mrs S McCarthy Mrs Sandra McCarthy | 15/2 | |
| chased leader, 2nd halfway, headway to lead over 3f out, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2 |   | 7 L | Her Courtesy (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 10) | 04109-6 / 5 | Flat (20), Jump (126) | C P Harrison | J P Fahey D P Coakley | 6/1 | |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 5f out, lost place 4f out, no impression in 8th 2f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 12 |   | 2 L | Sue Princesse (IRE) (Filly, chestnut, 8 11) | 2747/69 / 7 | Flat (128), Jump (22) | M A Cleere | R J Tierney Ruaidhri Joseph… | 7/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed over 3f out, no extra in 2nd 2f out, weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1 |   | NK | Hardwick (GB) (Gelding, brown, 10 0) | 7/2155- / 11 | Flat (344), Jump (553) | J A Heffernan | A Maguire John W Byrne | 8/1 | |
| slowly into stride, always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 10th | 8 |   | 1¼ L | Mary Athena (FR) (Filly, bay, 9 0) | 385-090 / 4 | Flat (17) | B A Curtis | P Cashman Mr L Cashman | 11/1 | |
| towards rear early, 7th halfway, 6th 5f out, ridden and weakened 3f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 14 |   | ¾ L | Suil Sa Speir (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 13) | 0090- / 4 | Flat (344) | Reserve 1 | P Tallis Patrick Tallis | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, weakened 4f out | ||||||||||
| 5 |   | - | Monahullan Prince (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 6) | 85664-4 / 7 | Flat (8), Jump (41) | Rory Cleary | G Keane Mrs E Keane | |||
| 3 |   | - | Kahuna (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 10) | 644/24-0 / 13 | Flat (22), Jump (182) | A P Thornton | M Kelly P J McCorry | |||
| 13 |   | - | The Chip Chopman (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 11) | 0/00000- / 7 | Flat (277), Jump (254) | Gary Carroll | S G O'Donnell Ridge House Stables… | |||
| 15 |   | - | Deccan Express (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 0) | 340884/ / 7 | Flat (558), Jump (40) | Reserve 2 | S Fahey Brendan Hickey | |||
| 16 |   | - | North Shore (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 11) | 008513/ / 7 | Flat (642), Jump (153) | Reserve 3 | W F Codd Doyle Racing Syndicate | |||
